Topic: Port Richmond
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Citizen of the Week: Nicole Bixler of Operation In My Backyard
The Port Richmond social worker offers sustenance, support and care to those struggling with addiction
By Rachel Wisniewski![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/I-95_Collapse_Construction_Vehicle_HED_Commonwealth_Media-791x400.jpeg)
Your City Defined: I-95 (a Troubled History)
The overpass collapse last week was not the first catastrophe associated with Philly’s stretch of interstate. That dates back to … the beginning
By J.P. Romney![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Port_of_Philadelphia_PhilaPort_Facebook-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: The Unchecked Threat of Natural Gas (LNG) at Our Port
PhilaPort Communities are being ignored in the state’s push to build a local terminal for explosive gas. A Clean Air Council exec calls for accountability — to residents and the climate
By Joseph Otis Minott![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/aramingo-avenue-port-richmond-looting-791x400.jpg)
A Predictable Powder Keg
Philly officials who overlooked the smoldering tensions around Aramingo Avenue did that neighborhood—and our city—a grave disservice
By Thom Nickels![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WCRPGraysFerry-791x400.jpg)
The Truth on the Ground
The winners of last year’s Jeremy Nowak Urban Innovation Award took a deep dive into Grays Ferry. Here’s what they learned.
By Jessica Blatt Press![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Al-and-Marjani-Harris-Cancer-Who-Philadelphia-1-791x400.jpeg)
Citizens of the Week: Al and Marjani Harris
The couple’s nonprofit, Cancer WHO?, ensures that no one feels alone while coping with cancer
By Jessica Blatt Press![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bradley2-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Stand for Principle First
Forty years ago, former Congressman Michael J. Bradley was honored for being a politician who was honest and decent. His grandson calls for more of that
By David Bradley